Howard, Colorado

Census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado, United States

Census-designated place in Colorado, United States

38°24′35″N 105°50′33″W / 38.4097510°N 105.8424067°W / 38.4097510; -105.8424067 (Howard CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyFremont CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated communityArea

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• Total16.741 sq mi (43.360 km²) • Land16.741 sq mi (43.360 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

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7,405 ft (2,257 m)Population

(2020 census)^[3]

• Total852 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[4]

81233

Area code719GNIS feature^[2]Howard CDP

Howard is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office in and governed by Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Howard post office has the ZIP Code 81233.^[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Howard CDP was 852.^[3]

History

The Howard Post Office has been in operation since 1882.^[5] The community has the name of John Howard, a local pioneer.^[6]

Geography

Howard is located in southwestern Fremont County, not far from the geographic center, or precise east-west, north-south middle point of Colorado. U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP, leading northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Salida and east 46 miles (74 km) to Cañon City, the Fremont County seat. Howard is bordered to the southeast by Coaldale.

The Howard CDP has an area of 10,714 acres (43.360 km²), all land.^[1] The CDP boundaries extend southwest from the Arkansas River Valley up the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range within San Isabel National Forest.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Howard CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Howard CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	723	—
2020	852	+17.8%
Source: United States Census Bureau

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Howard CDP, Colorado". Retrieved March 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 27.